Originally Posted by
xjtguy
Fair enough. So the person that met all the requirements for military pilot selection that may have been subject to the needs of the military and got helicopters, served their county, more than likely flew in combat, demonstrated they can be a PIC/aircraft commander, has demonstrated leadership ability shouldn't be allowed to apply till they get the 1000 hrs FW.
Yet the 1500-2000 hr, or whatever civilian/RJ FO that's never been in the left seat is somehow more qualified/competitive?
Like I said, "it is what it is" and (insert airline here) can deem whatever they want as a requirement. I simply said that helicopter pilots are at a slight disadvantage.
So we'll have to agree to disagree.
It's funny, there can be the standard mil vs civ silly debate. And sometimes perusing the military section, the lame one military branch vs. the other, or the one platform vs. the other lame debate.
A number of years ago, and 2 days before my commercial multi engine checkride, a retired military helo pilot with thousands of hours of command time busted his commercial fixed wing multi engine add on due to an inability to handle crosswind landings. Then, an hour later, he landed gear up during his retraining. Not to generalize, but there are circumstances where your argument doesn't fit. I don't know what the hours should be, but flying fixed wing is different from rotor wing. There should be a minimum number of fixed wing flight hours, as there would be if I tried to get a rotor wing job.